Remedy's, Selcon, Garlic which ones help boost fishes immune systems?

[Charley Diesing]

Well a while ago I had a post about keeping damsel-fish that have not be QT'd in a reef display tank. My reasoning for doing this is simply time. I don't have the time at the moment and will be going for for college in under a year.

So I simply wanted to enjoy my tank with some good hardy fish in there for a while before college. I didn't want to go fallow for the third time for 10-12 weeks again.

Although I know this is against the grain, and not really approved or accepted on this forum. I'm going to give it a shot. I know the risks. I also know that Garlic and other such remedy s don't cure Ich.

So my question is this whats the best ways to boost fishes immune system and keep them as healthy as possible?

Please if you do not like my strategy of keeping fish this way. Please do NOT post saying you need to go fallow or the only way is to QT. I've been over it! I'm not trying to cause a riot, just need help with this aspect of the aquarium fish keeping. If you want to help me! please suggest what kind of food, how to mix it, how often to feed, etc.

Thanks,

Charley

 

[Ambition]

Your best bet is to keep up nutritionally by feeding a large variety of foods to your fish. Meaning that your freezer will have plenty of frozen foods (mine has mysis, brine, Nutramar Ova, squid, clams, scallops, oysters, frozen herbivore blends and a DIY mix of stuff from the list). I also have dry foods like nori, Formula 1 & 2 flakes, and NLS pellets. Soaking in Selcon is good if done a couple times a week as well as soaking foods in vitamin soaks like Zoe. I personally like to feed a minimum of three times a day regardless of the fish I keep.

I have read that long term use of garlic is harmful to fish, so I only use to get a fish to start eating.

 

[snorvich]

So you only want to hear from folks who agree with your strategy?

 

[MrTuskfish]

IMO & IME; it would.......Whoops! Didn't see the ground rules, sorry.